In one of NCAA Division II's toughest in-season tournaments, first-year Head Coach
Tyler Reinhart and his Mountain Cat wrestling team sent a pair of wrestlers to the quarterfinals and five others advanced to Sunday's action at the 45
th Midwest Classic in Indianapolis. In the end,
Isaiah Vance, the 2023 Midwest Champion at 285 lbs., placed third in 2024, while
Trevon Gray (125 lbs.) and
Cooper Warshel both earned eighth-place finishes to help Pitt-Johnstown close out the tournament 11
th in the field of 43 teams.
Wisconsin-Parkside claimed the team championship with 147.0 points, 12 points better than second-place Central Oklahoma. Glenville State (WV) was third (127.0 points), and McKendree (IL) (102.5 points) and Tiffin (OH) (94.5 points) rounded out the Top-five. The Mountain Cats were 11
th with 72.0 points.
At 285 lbs., fifth-ranked Vance, coasted into the semifinals with first period falls over Western Colorado's Riley Dean-Butt at 1:29 and Emmanuel's Jacob King at 1L57 and a 17-6 major decision victory over former teammate
Oggie Atwood (UNC-Pembroke) in the third round. Maryville's No. 8-ranked Ryan Herman pinned Vance, ranked fifth nationally, at 4:24 in the quarters, forcing him into the consolation bracket where he pinned No. 11 Layton Schmick (East Stroudsburg) at 5:31. Vance followed that with a fall at 2:04 over No. 14 Colby Whitehill and a 15-0 technical fall at 3:18 over No. 7 Lloyd Reynolds (Wisconsin-Parkside) in the consolation semifinals to punch his ticket into the third-place match. Vance clinched his third-place finish with a 9-4 decision over No. 12-ranked Jake Swirple (Minot State).
At 125 lbs., Gray, ranked ninth nationally, earned a first-round bye, then won by technical fall in his opening bout, before suffering a lost in the third round. Gray bounced back with a technical fall win in the fourth round of the consolations and wins over No. 14 Luke Acuna (Ashland) and No. No, 4 Shane Corrigan (Wisconsin-Parkside) in the next two rounds to advance to the consolation quarterfinals where he fell to sixth-ranked Studd Morris, 10-4. Gray then lost by technical fall, 15-0 at 4:31 to Hunter Jacobsen (Chadron State) in the seventh-place match.
At 157 lbs.,
Cooper Warshel started then tournament with technical fall and decision wins, before falling, 4-1 in sudden victory to No. 16 Jake Nicolosi (Mount Olive) I the third round. Warshel responded by defeating Dalton Schams (upper Iowa), Noah Roulo (Lander), and No. 5 Casey Barnett (Tiffin) to secure a spot in the consolation quarterfinals, a Major decision loss to 13
th-ranked John Ridle (Central Missouri) sent Warshel to the seventh-place match where he placed eighth after a 5-0 decision loss to Colorado School of Mines' Marcus Caro.
At 197 lbs., No. 6
Dakoda Rodgers dealt Matthew Richardson (East Stroudsburg) an 18-2 technical fall loss at 5:11 and held off Kaine Morris (Ashland), 1-0 to lock down a spot in Sunday's quarterfinals. However, Rodgers was forced to medical forfeit in the quarterfinals and consolation round.
At 133 lbs.,
Tyson Cook posted a 3-2 record with a technical fall, a decision, and a fall over Adam Concepcion (Adams State) at 4:48 in the fourth round of the consolations, before being eliminated with a 23-6 loss to 20
th-ranked Oran Huff (Colorado Mesa) in the fifth round of the consolations.
At 141 lbs., No. 18
Macon Myers had a bye to start and won by decision over Brock Christian (Gannon) in the second round. After a tight, 2-1, loss to Ashland's Brock Durbin in the third round, Myers bounced back with consolation wins over Bret Minnick (Tiffin) and Sabian Russell (Quincy), before falling to Northern State's 20
th-ranked Braydon Mogle in the sixth round of the consolations.
At 165 lbs.
Gavyn Beck got a first round bye and suffered a 6-3 loss to Kutztown's No. 7-ranked Bailey Gimbor in the second round. Following a bye in the consolations, Beck won by medial forfeit and dealt 10
th-ranked Nick Coreno (Gannon) a 17-3 major decision loss in the fourth round of the consolations, but fell to Montevallo's Jakob Chisholm, 16-11, in the fifth round of the consolations and finished at 2-2.
Chad Ozias (149 lbs.) (2-2),
Macon Myers (174 lbs.) (1-2), and
Noah Gnibus (184 lbs.) (3-2) all reached Saturday's fourth round of the consolations before being eliminated,
FULL PITT-JOHNSTOWN TOURNAMENT RESULTS
125 lbs. – #9 Trevon Gray
--First Round – Bye
--Second Round – Won by Technical Fall over Brian Farley (Quincy), 15-0 (3:57)
--Third-Round – Lost by Decision to #19 Coulton Drousias (Glenville State), 78-6
--4
th RD Consolations – Won by Technical Fall over Dylan Sheler (Newman), 17-2 (4:20)
--5
th RD Consolations – Won by Decision over Luke Acuna (Ashland), 11-6
--6
th RD Consolations – Won by Decision over #4 Shane Corrigan (Wisconsin-Parkside), 18-15
--Consy Quarterfinals – Lost by Decision to No. 6 Studd Morris (Central Oklahoma), 10-4
--7
th-Place Match – Lost by Technical Fall to Hunter Jacobsen (Chadron State), 15-0, 4:31
133 lbs. – Tyson Cook
--First Round – BYE
--Second Round – Lost by Decision to Anthony Segaris (Lake Erie), 7-3
--2
nd RD Consolations – Won by Technical Fall over Richard Pantanjo (Limestone), 21-6 (6:04)
--3
rd RD Consolations – Won by Decision over Andrew Honas (Fort Hays State), 9-3
--4
th RD Consolations – won by Fall over Adam Concepcion (Adams State), 4:48
--5
th RD Consolations – lost by Decision to #2 Oran Huff (Colorado Mesa), 13-6
141 lbs. – #18 Mason Myers
--First Round – Bye
--Second Round – Won by Decision over Brock Christian (Gannon), 5-0
--Third Round – Lost by Decision to Brock Durbin (Ashland), 2-1
--4
th RD Consolations – Won by Decision over Bret Minnick (Tiffin), 7-1
--5
th RD Consolations – Won by Major Decision over Sabian Russell (Quincy), 15-3
--6
th RD Consolations – Lost by Fall to #20 Braydon Mogle (Northern State), :20
149 lbs. – Chad Ozias
--First Round – Bye
--Second Round – Lost by Decision to #2 Dylan Brown (Central Oklahoma), 6-3
--2
nd RD Consolations – Won by Injury Default over Brian Lombardi (East Stroudsburg), 6:06
--3
rd RD Consolations – Won by Decision over #15 Kieren Thompson (Adams State), 9-7
--4
th RD Consolations – Lost by Major Decision to Garrett Lyons (Central Missouri State), 19-7
157 lbs. – Cooper Warshel
--First Round – Won by Technical Fall over Malachi Thompson (Limestone), 15-0 (3:55)
--Second Round – Won by Decision over Seth Thomas (Salem), 4-2
--Third Round – Lost by Decision to #16 Jake Nicolosi (Mount Olive), 4-1 SV
--4
th RD Consolations – Won by Decision over Dalton Schams (Upper Iowa), 7-2
--5
th RD Consolations – Won by Decision over Noah Roulo (Lander), 4-1 SV
--6
th RD Consolations – Won by Decision over #5 Casey Barrett (Tiffin), 7-4
--Consy Quarterfinals – Lost by Major Decision to #13 John Ridle (Central Missouri), 11-1
--7
th-place Match – Lost by Decision to Marcus Caro (Colorado Mines), 5-0
165 lbs. – Gavyn Beck
--First Round – Bye
--Second Consolations – Lost by Decision to #7 Bailey Gimbor (Kutztown), 6-3
--2
nd RD Consolations – Bye
--3
rd RD Consolations – Won by Medical Forfeit over Maddus Simcoe (Grand Valley State)
--4
th RD Consolations – Won by Major Decision over #10 Nick Coreno (Gannon), 17-3
--5
th RD Consolations – Lost by Decision to Jakob Chisholm (Montevallo), 15-11
174 lbs. – Macon Myers
--First Round – Bye
--Second Round – Lost by Technical Fall to #3 Cole Hernandez (Western Colorado), 25-9 (6:32)
--2
nd RD Consolations – Bye
--3
rd RD Consolations – Won by Decision over #17 Kane Kettering (Seton Hill), 7-3
--4
th RD Consolations – Lost by Decision to Mason Fey (Northern State), 5-4
184 lbs. – Noah Gnibus
--First Round – Won by Fall over Chase Bisel (Emmanuel), 1:28
--Second Round – Lost by Decision to Mason Diel (Colorado Mines), 5-2
--2
nd RD Consolations – Won by Technical Fall over Max Winkler (East Stroudsburg), 17-2 (6:14)
--3
rd RD Consolations – Won by Fall over Henry Martin (Ouachita Baptist), 2:37
--4
th RD Consolations – Lost by Fall to #8 Cole Gray (Western Colorado), 2:21
197 lbs. - #6 Dakoda Rodgers
--First Round – Bye
--Second Round – Won by Technical Fall over Matthew Richardson (East Stroudsburg), 18-2 (5:11)
--Third Round – Won by Decision over Kaine Morris (Ashland), 1-0
--Quarterfinals – Medical Forfeit
--6
th RD Consolations – Medical Forfeit
285 lbs. - #5 Isaiah Vance
--First Round – Won by Fall over Riley Dean-Butt (Western Colorado), 1:29
--Second Round – Won by Fall over Jacob King (Emmauel), 1:57
--Third Round – Won by Major Decision over #14
Oggie Atwood (UNC-Pembroke), 17-6
--Quarterfinals – Lost by Fall to #8 Ryan Herman (Maryville), 4:24
--6
th RD Consolations – Won by Fall over #11 Layton Schmick (East Stroudsburg), 5:31
--Consy Quarterfinals – Won by Fall over #13 Colby Whitehill (Glenville State), 2:06
--Consy Semifinals – Won by Technical Fall over #7 Lloyd Reynolds (Wisconsin-Parkside), 15-0 (3:18)
--Third-Place Match – Won by Decision over #13 Jake Swirple (Minot State), 9-4
